Cracked Archive - Music
12 Well-Known Bands With Weird Stories Behind Their Names
No origin story for a group name will ever top the one for the Dave Matthews Band.
- By AM Smiley
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- April 15, 2017
7 WTF Musical Supergroups (That Almost Happened)
Our dream supergroups will never actually exist -- but some have gotten closer than others.
- By Carolyn Burke
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- March 30, 2017
How Defining Yourself By The Art You Consume Is Destructive
To challenge DMB's perfection was like arguing that the sky wasn't blue or that sailing wasn't the best thing ever or that Toyota pick-up trucks weren't reliable.
- By J.F. Sargent
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- February 07, 2017
The 16 Most Annoying Things About Music Right Now
Our fans take down the music industry one auto-tuned lick at a time.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 16, 2017
18 Graphs That Make Sense Out Of Nonsensical Music Trends
The world of music is huge, diverse, and too confusing to keep up with.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 06, 2016
5 Bizarrely Specific Things Musicians Keep Singing About
Once you see or hear these musicians demonstrate these things, you'll never look past them again.
- By Chris Rio
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- October 22, 2016
4 Unsettling Realizations At A Guns N' Roses Reunion Show
Guns N' Roses was of the best concerts I have ever been to. But the awesome cheesy layer on top concealed a layer of foul casserole beneath, replete with canned peas and cougars
- By Felix Clay
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- August 12, 2016
Japanese Musicians Screw Their Fans For Cash (And I'm A Fan)
What the hell is Visual Kei? We talked to a hardcore fan to get the strange lowdown.
- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz, Sonya Langston
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- August 10, 2016
7 'Friends' Moments That Have Become Horrifying With Age
Everyone on 'Friends' is a sociopath.
- By Anna Drezen
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- June 30, 2016
5 Actors Who Attempted Music (And Failed Miserably)
It's not that actors can't sing or vice versa; it's just that most can't and shouldn't.
- By Ian Fortey, Luis Orozco
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- June 28, 2016
Songs Even Dumber Than The Fringe Groups Performing Them
When you're writing music with a message, the music is only as valuable as that message.
- By Kyle Mulholland
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- June 18, 2016
The 16 Most Baffling Insults In Rap Music History
Rappers are mostly regular people just like you and me. So it should come as no surprise that, on occasion, they say things in their songs that make no sense.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- June 02, 2016
6 Bands Who Followed Up Their One Hit With Drooling Insanity
The Hansons are kind of weird, guys.
- By Chris Rio
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- June 01, 2016
7 Strange Aspects Of Japan's Pop Idol Metal Music Scene
Recently, Stephen Colbert introduced North American television audiences to Babymetal. I found the whole thing fascinating and endeavored to learn more.
- By Felix Clay
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- May 27, 2016
How About We Explain (And Then Ruin) Your Favorite Songs?
Scott Weiland is kind of a creepy dude.
- By Patrick Coyne
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- May 21, 2016
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